Northbound

  It was a twenty-nine hour train ride, and Douslin had traversed nearly half the country from south to north.

  The end of September in the north has gradually cooled down, with a huge temperature difference between day and night. The daytime temperature is over 20 degrees Celsius, while at night it may be only around 10 degrees Celsius.

  Even Du Sulin didn't understand why he had to take the train when a plane could reach his destination in just two hours and fifteen minutes.

  During this time, Xiao Qingzhu sent a message.

  Du Sulin told her that he was still on the train to the north, Xiao Qingzhu was both angry and anxious, she didn't even tell herself a word before going so far away.

  In an instant, the two were separated by more than 1,000 kilometers.

  The first train arrived at 7 am, and Du Sulin followed the crowd out of the station. In front of her was an unfamiliar city called Shenhe City. Du Sulin only knew the name of this city from that summons, and in front of her was a peaceful scene. Du Sulin randomly found a hotel, she came in a hurry, she didn't even bring her backpack, only bringing some money and an ID card with the name Taitang written on it.

  Afterwards, Du Sulin went to the bank and got a card, Fang Feng would transfer money into it.

  The phone rang, and Du Sulin pressed the answer button.

  The sound of Qingzhu's voice was like a gentle breeze, and Du Siling's mouth involuntarily curled up.

  "First go buy some clothes, the north is not like the south, it's extremely cold in the morning and at night... Ah, did you bring money?" Xiao Qingzhu instructed a lot, buying this and that, almost to the point of asking Du Siling to buy a house there. Only then did she suddenly remember that Du Siling didn't seem to have the habit of bringing money. Last time at the bar, it was her who paid.

  "Three hundred." Duslin said truthfully. After buying the train ticket and paying for three days of hotel room fees and deposit, she indeed only had three hundred left.

  "You..." Xiao Qingzhu was truly speechless, she slapped her forehead and finally said: "Fortunately you're not penniless, did you bring money?"

  "Just got one done." Du Sulin seemed to have missed Xiao Qingzhu's helplessness and replied.

  "Fortunately, I still remember to bring my ID card to open a bank account," said Xiao Qingzhu. "Give me the card number."

  However, in some cities with strict law and order, if you go out without bringing your ID card and are stopped by the police, they will take you to the police station for questioning until your identity information is confirmed.

  "Wait a minute, Feng will hit it back, don't bother, you sleep for a while," Du Siling said, Xiao Qingzhu didn't sleep until two or three o'clock last night.

  "Are you going to give it or not?" Xiao Qingzhu suppressed the inexplicable anger rising in her chest and said heavily.

  Du Sulin heard Xiao Qingzhu's tone was not good and reported a string of long card numbers.

  "Go check in five minutes." Seeing Du Sulin's compromise, Xiao Qingzhu finally eased up a bit.

  "Qing Zhu, thanks for accompanying me last night." But on the other end of the phone, Peng Luofei's lazy voice suddenly rang out.

  Du Sulin furrowed her brow, didn't Peng Luofei move out the next day? Last night, Xiao Qingzhu said there was a lot of work to do, why was she accompanying Peng Luofei again? Suddenly, she felt stifled in her heart.

  "I'll pay you back when I get home." After some thought, Du Siling opened his mouth again, only to find that his throat was incredibly dry. Even speaking a sentence was bitter.

  "Qing Zhu——" Peng Luo Fei seemed to be coquettishly addressing Xiao Qing Zhu, but Xiao Qing Zhu hadn't gotten out of bed yet. Could it be that they... had slept together last night?

  Du Sulin shook her head hard, controlling herself not to think too much. Even if they slept together, it didn't matter; they were both girls, and no matter what, she was just overthinking. But Peng Luofei's voice from that morning, when he first woke up, drowsy and lazy, kept echoing in her ears.

  Douslin held her phone in one hand and ran forward quickly with the other. She felt like she couldn't catch her breath, air, she needed a lot of air.

  "Do we still need to get entangled with each other or not?" Xiao Qingzhu didn't know if Du Silin had heard Peng Luofei's voice, so she made a silencing gesture to her, indicating that she shouldn't speak for the time being.

  "Hmm." Du Sulin sped away, responding in a low voice.

  "Is it very windy on your side? Why is it all wind noise?" Xiao Qingzhu asked strangely, the weather forecast clearly said it was just a gentle breeze.

  "A bit of wind and sand." Du Sulin stopped and controlled her breathing, saying. Yes, because there was wind and sand, so she was blinded by the wind and sand, that's why her eyes were red.

  "What's wrong with you? Why does your voice sound so strange?" Xiao Qingzhu asked worriedly. Du Siling's voice just now was low and sounded like thunder that had not been unleashed.

  "Nothing, you rest well, last night... should be tired. I'll hang up first." Du Siling held back what she originally wanted to say and hung up the phone before Xiao Qingzhu could say anything.

  She lifted her head to gaze at the sky, forcing herself to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes. Du Siling discovered that after crying once, she would become more and more prone to tears. She stopped at a park, sitting alone on a stone bench by the fountain, watching children frolic.

  Xiao Qingzhu had a bad premonition in her heart, Du Siling really had something on his mind.

  "Qingzhu, you like her that much?" Peng Luofei asked, staring at Xiao Qingzhu's eyes.

  "Luò Fēi, next time you enter my room, remember to knock on the door." Xiāo Qīngzhú said lightly. Péng Luò Fēi was older than her, but perhaps because he had been spoiled since childhood, his personality and behavior were like those of a child who had not grown up.

  "Qing Zhu, why must you leave me?" Peng Luo Fei sat beside Xiao Qing Zhu and grasped her hand to ask.

  "Luofei, you should grow up a bit, we're not suitable." Xiao Qingzhu moved Peng Luofei's hand away and shook her head.

  "I don't think we're unsuitable at all!" Peng Luo Fei became agitated, "Where are we not suitable? Where are you and Tai Guang suitable?"

  "Luofei, at first when we were together, you said why I didn't give you a chance, give you some time to try it out, and after being together, only then can we know if it's suitable or not. But emotional things really can't be forced. Sorry." Xiao Qingzhu sighed in her heart and avoided Peng Luofei's scorching gaze as she spoke.

  "What about Tai Guang? What makes you and Tai Guang suitable for each other? We've known each other for almost ten years, and you always said we're not suitable. She's only known you for a short while, but she doesn't appreciate you at all! She just abandons you every time! She's a coward!" Peng Luo Fei shouted loudly.

  Xiao Qingzhu shook his head and said softly, "Emotions have nothing to do with time. If fate allows it, we can fall in love at first sight; if not, even childhood friends will become strangers. Luo Fei, you don't understand Si Lin, she's not a coward, so don't speak of her like that again."

  "Qing Zhu——" Peng Luo Fei fell tears, "Don't leave me behind, I love you so much." She begged.

  "I first met Si Lin in a coffee shop, I was very curious at the time, what made her look so cold and calm, as if nothing in the world had anything to do with her, even when speaking, she was also frugal with words, unwilling to say an extra word." Xiao Qingzhu recalled her first meeting with Du Si Lin, a smile floating on the corner of her mouth.

  Peng Luofei was stunned. How long had it been since Xiao Qingzhu smiled at her like that? It seemed like she hadn't seen him smile at her like that since she forced them to be together.

  "I went to find her because of Xiao Qi, I thought she could show mercy and let Xiao Qi go and hand her over to me. She said she needed a reason, I used double the price as a reason, and she walked away without looking back. At that time, I thought Xiao Qi was really doomed, but later, unexpectedly, she didn't care about herself and helped Xiao Qi escape, even sacrificing her own interests to save me, so her eyes went blind. When I saw her pale face after she got out of prison, my heart suddenly felt warm. Du Si Lin is a very kind person, her eyes are deep but always clear. Unfortunately, not everyone can appreciate her goodness."

  Xiao Qing Zhu's tone was calm as he slowly recalled his encounter with Du Si Lin, "… Gradually I found that when she wasn't around, I would think of her, and I could faintly smell her scent, just like she was always by my side. Until one day, I inexplicably felt anxious and went to a coffee shop to dance. She unexpectedly came, ordered milk but didn't bring money, and I took the opportunity to pay for her. I remember that day when I said she wouldn't smile, I clearly saw a hint of sadness in her eyes. My heart also inexplicably felt sad, I pretended to be drunk, and she sent me home. Coincidentally, the elevator was broken, and she carried me up to the eleventh floor. Leaning on her back, listening to her breathing, my restless heart also calmed down. At that moment, I wished this staircase had no end, so she could keep carrying me until we grew old together. But at that time, I couldn't be sure of her feelings. So I used drunkenness as an excuse to kiss her, and from that kiss, I knew she also liked me, because she was hesitant, she was struggling, and finally bit her tongue to control herself."

  "Does she dare to love you?" Peng Luo Fei quietly listened to Xiao Qing Zhu's words, that day she only felt that Du Si Lin had nothing good except for his handsome face, but now that she has calmed down and thought about it objectively, the first thing that came to mind was those eyes, which made people unable to forget after seeing them.

  "She had her fears, but later..." Xiao Qingzhu slowly told Peng Luofei about what happened at the music academy. "She was willing to use her own body to exchange for my life. At that moment when I was on the verge of death, all my emotions except for worrying about her were still worry, without a single thread of fear and terror. In that instant, I knew that she was more deeply rooted in my heart than I had imagined, like air, if taken away, would suffocate me."

  "Like air, if it's drawn away, one will suffocate." Peng Luo Fei repeated Xiao Qing Zhu's words in a low voice.

  She understood something, but wasn't quite clear what it was she had understood.

  Not long after, Peng Luo Fei left, and Xiao Qing Zhu made another call to Du Si Lin.

  "Hmm?" Du Sulin's voice still had a thick nasal tone.

  "Caught a cold? Why is your nasal tone so heavy?" Xiao Qingzhu asked with concern.

  "No." Du Si Lin didn't have a cold, but naturally wouldn't admit that his nose was still stuffy from almost crying just now.

  "How come there's a nasal sound? Have you bought clothes?" Xiao Qingzhu asked.

  "No." Duslin replied in a low voice, she couldn't say that all her clothes were bought by her parents, and she had no experience buying clothes herself. "You go buy one first, and give me the address of your hotel." Xiao Qingzhu said decisively.

  Du Sulin was alone outside, and she really didn't feel at ease.

  "Okay." Du Sulin didn't know what Xiao Qingzhu wanted the hotel's address for, but she still obediently told her.

  After saying a few more words, Xiao Qingzhu had to go to work and hung up the phone.

  Du Sulin's mood improved a bit, but she still felt stifled by Peng Luofei and Xiao Qingzhu getting so close, only burying all these feelings in her heart.

  It was around afternoon when a strange call came in on Du Sulin's mobile phone. Du Sulin was stunned when he answered the phone.

  Aunt?

  This chapter can be said to have dealt with some emotional lines that some readers felt were a bit rushed earlier.

  Emotions need to be accumulated, and the process of consolidating this accumulation is still ahead.

  By the way, the matter of the demon spirit has not been settled yet

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